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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Neil O'Brien

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 278 different votes 286 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.8 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 650
410
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,094 eligible divisions
218
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
49.3 % of votes cast
192
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
902
50.7 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
20
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Contributions
26
-99.8 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Migration
10 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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